Microsoft rolls out Windows Search updates and they're... quite good - The Register
Microsoft is testing significant updates to Windows Search for Windows Insiders, focusing on removing promotional content and improving local file search accuracy. These changes aim to address long-standing user complaints regarding interface clutter and search reliability.
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Improving core OS functionality is critical for Microsoft to maintain user satisfaction and compete with more streamlined operating systems.
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Microsoft has made good on a promise to make Windows Search less of a chore to use, making tweaks to remove "promotional content" from web results and options to focus on local results.
The changes are currently limited to Windows Insiders in the Experimental channel. March Rogers, partner director for product design for Windows at Microsoft, stated that they were on their way when Microsoft announced the Windows 11 26H2 update , and the scope of the changes will delight Windows Search users who are tired of the service's occasional unreliability and inaccuracy, and the clutter of its interface.
While Microsoft said it has reduced the likelihood of the service crashing, it also said there was "more work underway."
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